Shamir is a Florida DREAM Act-eligible student and member of Students Working for Equal Rights, who is curently detained in Broward Transitional Center since last week and is facing deportation right now.

Originally from Bangladesh, Shamir came to this country with his mom when he was only 7 years old. Shamir’s mother was deported three years ago after being involved in a car accident of which she was the victim, and since then he was forced to take care of himself. He was able to study for more than 1 year at the Palm Beach State College, but he had to quit to be able to make a living.

In 2011, the Obama Administration deported record numbers of immigrants, criminalizing entire communities to fulfill an annual quota of 400,000 deportations

On Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported record numbers in deportations during the last fiscal year. A total of 396,906 immigrants were deported, the highest number since 2007.

In response to growing outrage among the immigrant community, specially Latinos, about the increased and unfair deportation of immigrants who had not committed crimes, the agency highlights that “nearly 55% were convicted of felonies or misdemeanors”, allegedly prioritizing threats to public safety and national security.